Marianne Andersson (born 26 May 1942) is a Swedish Centre Party politician and economist. She was born in Vårgårda to farmer Erik Andersson and Thea Andersson, and married Ivan Andersson in 1963. She graduated as economist from the

Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law The Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg ( sv, Handelshögskolan vid Göteborgs universitet) is one of Sweden's leading business schools, located in Gothenburg. It was founded in 1923 as an independen ...

in 1981. She served as a member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

from 1985 to 2002. She joined the board of the

Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob v ...

foundation from 2004.

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1942 births Living people People from Vårgårda Municipality University of Gothenburg alumni Members of the Riksdag from the Centre Party (Sweden) Women members of the Riksdag Members of the Riksdag 1994–1998 Members of the Riksdag 1998–2002 21st-century Swedish women politicians 21st-century Swedish economists Swedish women economists {{Sweden-economist-stub